My megan is 19 weeks tomorrow and for a long time weve been on a scheduled feeding ever 3 hours and 2,5 hour break before last feed.at night i feed her only one depending on what time she wakes up.and at the morning its usually 6 am,was 5 am last night.anyway ive been reading upon scheduled breastfeeding and im worried.it says that babies might not develop right and put enough weight on as their demands might not always be met?when she was born i was feeding on demand but as she grew i started feeding every 3 hours.she never cries for food and is ok even when we skip a meal(due to being out shopping etc).
i dont know if i shuld continue it as maybe its only for the very young babies that they shouldn't b on a schedule or is it to all babies?im worried im not doing it right for her.her feeds r short anyway as she scofes it down really quickly and wont stay on breast anymore as the flow is really slow.i think she would eat more if there was more.
she does put on weight ok though.not loads but enough.shes always active and alert.but maybe i should be waiting for her to tell me herself if shes hungry?
does any of you feed regulary?do u wait for your baby to get hungry and tell you by crying?
what should i do?
all advice will be appreaciated.
im quite worried that ive messed up i dont have as much milk as i should for her.(more feeds=more production).
sorry i posted in general too but some ppl might only read certain topics and i didnt want to miss anymones advice.

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Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:38 am

Chimp

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I think that every 3 hours is often enough for a baby of that age. As long as she is putting on weight and roughly following her percentile i wouldn't worry about it.

Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:09 pm

ibby_leeds

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matilda is same age angel. she feeds every 3 hours too. as long as weight gain is ok don't worry!